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The Island of Fire and Glass

The Murano glass pictured on these artistic checks takes its name from the island of Murano off the coast of Venice, Italy. For centuries Murano has been famous as a center for artistic glassblowing, but do you know why the Italian glassmakers congregated there?

It's because the Venetian Republic essentially exiled them to the island in 1291, out of fear that their foundry fires might rage out of control and level the entire city of Venice.

And though the Murano glassmakers enjoyed an elevated status that included immunity from prosecution by the Venetian state, they were not allowed to leave the Republic.

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